Estimation of groundwater recharge in weathered basement aquifers, southern Zimbabwe; a geochemical approach

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 42, Issue , 2014, Pages 86-100

  Macdonald, David M J ^a   Edmunds, W Mike ^b  

^a BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84894095630     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2014.01.003     Document Type: Article

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